Improved mop-weingee



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TO WHOM IT MAY- CONCERN. 4

Know all men that I, WILLIAM R. MILLS, of Hartford, in the con'nty of Van Beren, and StateA of Michigan, have inventeda new and useful Improvement inl Mop-Wringers; and I do hereby declare that-the follow- `infr is a true and accurate .descri tion thereof, reference bein vhad to the accom anyin drawin s, and to the a lf` g P g g letters of reference marked thereon, and/being a part of this specification.

The object of this invention is toconstrnct an effective and inexpensive apparatus for wringing mops, to prevent the necessity pf the operator putting his or her hands into the water for that purpose.

In order to accomplishths end, I place npon the mop-handle, A, a loose sleeve, B, which maybe moved up or down the handle, as may be desired, and secured to i'ts4 position by a set-screw, or any other appropriate or well-known device. Attached to this sleeve by any proper bearings, are the crank and shaft C, provided with bevel-gear wheel D, which meshes into another. bevel-gear wheel, E,- which is rigidlyfastened upon theshaft F,

which is journalled into the two snpportin ghangers G. The lower end of'A the shaft F is provided with a suitablehead, J, to hold one end'of the web H of the mop, while the other end of said web is held by and secured in the head I of' the mop-handle. l

When a mop is in use, thesleeve is slipped down to the head of the mop; but when it is necessary or desirable to wring the web, thel sleeveris slipped up the handle as far as required, when the operator, by tnrn-` ing the crank C, gives motion, by means of the gear-wheels D and E,;to the shaft F, the rotary motion of which wllpeiectually wring theweb of the mop. l Y

What I claim as niy invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-f- The combination of the sleeve B, the crank and shaft C, the bevel-gear wheels D and E, the hangers G, the head J, when arranged with the mop-handle A, the headI, and the web H, when constructed andpperating substantially as and for the purpose herein described. v

` WILLIAM R. MILLS.y Witnesses: v

JOHN ANDREWS,-

IRA BRANCH. 

